Tourists from the above countries for each month overstay of the 90-day period you have to pay a USD 100.00 penalty fee. US tourists to pay USD 100.00 penalty fee for any 3 months each. This fee can be paid at the Immigration Office in San Jose.

People from the following countries require a vaccination against yellow fever and this must be documented by an internationally recognized certificate of vaccination: Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Cameroon, Colombia, Congo, Liberia, Nigeria, Peru, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Venezuela.

All citizens of the following countries may permanently visit Costa Rica without visa requirement for 30 days. During this period, you can apply for an extension for additional 60 days. The application "Prórroga de Turismo" must be requested by the [Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería] in Costa Rica:

After arriving in Costa Rica We recommend make a copy of your passport with the immigrating stamp and keep the original in your hotel safe.

Foreigners to enter Costa Rica must have a economic solvency of a minimum of USD 100.00 per month of legal stay in the country and besides having a ticket or travel passage below or the navigation on the plan indicating the destination port outside of Costa Rica.